Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Modesto, CA
Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1093009896, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (California A128519, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Samuel Lau
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A128519 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4601 Dale RD, Modesto, CA 95356
- Phone
- (209) 735-6810
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141009001887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Samuel Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt34 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Samuel Lau among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aliasgar ChinwalaModesto, CA 953561760612378
- Steven Deford, M.D.Modesto, CA 953561194955435
- John Gallo, M.D.Modesto, CA 953561003812751
- Richard Garcia, MDModesto, CA 953561437110566
- Laurel Goldstein, MDModesto, CA 953561992748446
- Forrest Hill, MDModesto, CA 953561902003817
- Beatrice Loui Yau, M.D.Modesto, CA 953561760646285
- Gary Murphey, M.D.Modesto, CA 953561356504013
Common questions
What is Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093009896, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4601 Dale RD, Modesto, CA, 95356. Phone: (209) 735-6810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A128519, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Samuel Lau, M.D. had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.